Welcome to the 2020 Research Competition!

Funding information

Doctoral Awards provide an opportunity for promising individuals, pursuing a PhD, to begin the process of becoming future independent investigators in the field of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Amount: $66,000

Duration: 3 years

Eligibility: Within 18 months of starting PhD program

Postdoctoral Awards are for graduates with a PhD or MD who wish to gain additional research experience within an established research environment.

Amount: $100,000

Duration: 2 years

Eligibility: Within 18 months of obtaining their PhD degree

New Investigator Operating Grants are designed to help launch the careers of outstanding researchers who are within the first 4 years of their initial academic appointment

Amount: $200,000

Duration: Up to 4 years

Eligibility: Within the first 4 years of initial faculty position

Proof of Concept Grants are designed to fund established researchers in conducting innovative, high-risk and high-reward approaches to dementia research. Please do not submit existing hypotheses.

Amount: $100,000

Duration: Up to 5 years

Eligibility: Principal investigators must hold a faculty position at a Canadian Institution